Follow-up on corrections·August 14, 2025

On the date and time listed above, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Samuel Lopez arrived to address a separate and unrelated issue. Upon entering the facility LPA Lopez was met by Teacher Assistant Jazmine Marmolejo. After LPA Lopez identified themselves, they were informed that contact with Director Rosemary Torres would be made and would be on their way to the facility shortly. LPA Lopez toured the facility, took a census, and verified present staff to staff associations roster. As LPA Lopez walked over to the infant area (per license classrooms #5 and #6), observed was one staff alone with five infants in infant room 2. Infant room 1 had four infants and one staff. A third staff was observed diapering a child. The diapering area is an enclosed area separated by partitions and doors/gates. As LPA Lopez stood in between the two infant rooms, other infants began to arrive and were being dropped off. The infant staff that was providing care and supervision, in infant room 1, with four infants, stepped out of the room and into infant room 2, leaving the four infants alone in infant room 1. Moments later, staff returned to their assigned classroom with the four infants. Then, another infant arrived and was placed in infant room 2, which then the staff that was alone with five infants, no had six infants in care. Minutes later another staff arrived and provided assistance to that staff, that was caring for the six infants, which brought infant room 2 into compliance with ratios. Upon the arrival of the Director Rosemary Torres, LPA Lopez explained the issues and concerns that had been observed. Then, LPA Lopez learned that the staff that had been alone with five and six infants, was a teacher assistant and not an infant qualified staff. Due to these observations made and additional information obtained, the facility was not in compliance and in violation of Title 22 regulations regarding ratios, supervision, and staff qualifications. See LIC809-D for cited deficiencies. LPA Samuel Lopez informed the Director Rosemary Torres that this report dated August 14, 2025 , document(s) (2) Type A citation(s) which shall be posted for 30 consecutive days as there is/are immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted on, or immediately adjacent to, the interior side of the main door for 30 days. Failure to comply with posting requirements shall result in an immediate civil penalty of $100. Also, LPA Samuel Lopez informed the Director Rosemary Torres to provide a copy of this licensing report dated August 14, 2025 that documents any Type A citation(s) to parents/guardians of all children currently enrolled by the next business day or the next day the children are in care, and to any newly enrolled parents/guardians for 12 months from the date of this report. A signed Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report (LIC 9224), or other written statement, must be placed in the child's file for verification. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Director Rosemary Torres.